Sentence one: ☐ Describe how long ago you traveled and where.Remember: Use hace + specific time frame + que + verb. Include the
transportation method you used to travel.Sentence two: ☐ Describe how you planned for and/or prepared for this trip and who went with you.Remember: Use one -car, -gar, or -zar verb in the preterite or imperfect tense. Use conmigo.Sentence three: ☐ Describe how you preferred to purchase the trip.Remember: Use one stem-changing verb in the preterite.Sentence four: ☐ Describe the day of the trip.Remember: Use one regular verb in the preterite or imperfect tense.Sentence five: ☐ Describe how long it took to arrive at the destination.Remember: Use para. Use one regular or irregular verb in the preterite tense.
can be used in various ways to talk about the passage of time. You can use hacer to describe how long ago something happened or how long you have been doing something. You can also use hacer to describe past actions that were interrupted by another action. Hace and Actions that Started in the Past and Continue into the Present
There are two formulas you can use with hacer to talk about actions that started in the past and continue into the present. These expressions are useful for talking about something you have been doing for a certain amount of time. Formula One hace + time + que + verb in the present
Formula Two verb in the present + desde + hace + time Examples with Formula One
EXAMPLES Hace un año que estudian español. They have been studying Spanish for one year.
Hace seis años que conozco a mi esposo. I have known my husband for six years.
Examples with Formula Two
EXAMPLES Habla español desde hace tres años. He has spoken Spanish for three years.
Tengo mi trabajo desde hace seis meses. I have had my job for six months.
Hace and Actions that Were Interrupted in the Past
There are three formulas you can use with hacer to talk about actions in the past that were interrupted. These expressions are useful for talking about something you had been doing when something else happened.
In expressions of this type, the interrupting action is conjugated in the preterite.
